Completed meetings and events 2010-2011
Tue 28th June 2011 Presidential Handover Evening
John Quinton handed over the Presidency to Carolyn McLaughlin.L-R Tony Ridge, John Quinton, Carolyn McLaughlin, David Butler, John Watson.
Sat 25th June 2011 Kilo of Cash
An annual event where coins are collected on Erdington High Street to see if they would weigh a kilo. A total of £231 was collected. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
Tue 21st June 2011 Derek Troman, The history behind Lonely Hearts
Tue 14th June 2011 Andy Garratt, Life as a Linesman in the Premier Division
Fri 10th June 2011 Grand BBQ
An important date to celebrate 20 years since the Rotary Club of Wylde Green was formed. A Grand BBQ was held at Wishaw Country Sports Centre, with music by Ian Casey.
Wed 8th June 2011 Kids Out
A nationwide Rotary event - the largest day out for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. The Club took young people to Drayton Manor Park from Wilson Stuart School in Erdington.Tue 7th June 2011 Business meeting
Tue 24th May 2011 David Harries, Club Quiz
Tue 17th May 2011 Club Assembly
Fri 13th May 2011 Golf Day
A highly popular event at Walmley Golf Club. This year it raised £1800 with £300 being made by way of donations to Troop Aid.
Tue 10th May 2011 David Nurse, Motorsport in the late 1950s and early 1960s
Sun 8th May 2011 BRMB Walkathon
The Club members have again helped with the marshalling of the well known Midlands event that raised in total over £414,000 for Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Sat 23rd April 2011 Easter Bunnies Collection
The Easter bunnies collected £200 on Erdington High Street. Thank you to everyone who supported the event.
Tue 19th April 2011 Helen Relihan, St Giles Hospice
The Club presented a cheque for £1000 to St Giles in memory of Tony Parr. His wife, Diane, had requested that donations in lieu of flowers be split between St Giles Hospice and Parkinson's UK.
Tue 12th April 2011 Tom Allen, Birmingham Talking Newspapers
Tue 5th April 2011 Business meeting
Sat 2nd April 2011 ShelterBox collection
ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity specialising in emergency shelter provision. We were part of the District team collecting following the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan.Tue 29th March 2011 Partners' Night
Tue 22nd March 2011 Ivan Ellis, Polar bears
Tue 15th March 2011 Nigel Thorley, The pleasures and pitfalls of collecting
Tue 8th March 2011 Ray Woods, John Taylor Hospice
Tue 1st March 2011 Business meeting
Sat 26th February 2011 - Sun 27th February 2011 The Alternative Conference 2011
The 2011 Alternative Conference was based in the market town of Much Wenlock. There was a trip to Blists Hill Victorian Town on the Saturday. read more...
Tue 22nd February 2011 Beryl Linden, Parkinson's UK
The Club presented a cheque for £1000 to Parkinson's UK in memory of Tony Parr.
Tue 15th February 2011 Toni Lester, Cancer Support Centre - Sutton Coldfield
Tue 8th February 2011 Youth Speaks 2011
Team Supervisor Jennifer Thornton from Highclare School (left) is pictured with the winning team in the Senior section, accompanied by Peter Weston and John Quinton (right) from the Rotary Club.Tue 1st February 2011 Business meeting
Tue 25th January 2011 Youth Speaks. Intermediate Section
The team from Castle Vale College goes forward to the next round in the Intermediate Section. Team supervisor Bronwen Jones is pictured far left. Lucy Slayter, Senior English Teacher at Highclare School, fourth from the left, gave closing remarks.
Fri 21st January 2011 Neil Diamond Tribute Night
Held at Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club, singing along to "Cracklin' Rosie". Hot supper included in the ticket price of £10.
Tue 18th January 2011 Julie Goody, Chernobyl Children's Lifeline
Tue 11th January 2011 Amy Leigh, My challenge to walk the entire coastline of mainland Great Britain to raise vital funds for Kidney Research UK.
Tue 21st December 2010 Christmas party with partners
Sun 19th December 2010 The annual Christmas Church Service at St Peter's, Little Aston was followed by a meal at The Bull at Shenstone.
Fri 17th December 2010 Christmas meal for local senior citizens
Thu 16th December 2010 Christmas collections
Collections are held around the area.
Tue 14th December 2010 Presentation to Erdington Handicapped Children's Club
Support has been provided for the Erdington Handicapped Children's Club's Christmas party and ongoing running costs for the past 19 years with funds raised from local street collections.
Tue 14th December 2010 Special General Meeting and Election of Officers 2011-12 followed by Lorna Beedham.
Lorna talking about her tandem skydive with the Red Devils to raise funds for Rotary's End Polio Now campaign
Tue 7th December 2010 Fellowship visit to the Rotary Club of Sutton Coldfield Vesey to take part in the District Quiz.
The evening's quiz was won by Wylde Green, who go forward to the next round where they will meet the winners of Erdington vs Sutton Coldfield.Tue 30th November 2010 Meeting cancelled owing to weather conditions.
Tue 23rd November 2010 John Smith, H M Prison Service
Tue 16th November 2010 Paul Ellson, Trading Standards, Birmingham City Council
Sat 13th November 2010 - Sun 14th November 2010 Rotary Disabled Sports Championships 2010
Annually the Club sponsors the Rotary Disabled Sports Competition. The championships promote team spirit and achievement with the ideal that taking part is the most important aspect.Tue 9th November 2010 Business meeting
Sun 7th November 2010 Farewell lunch for the Group Study Exchange Team from Brazil
Sun 7th November 2010 Quiz, with sausage and mash
A Club social event, open to teams of 4. £5 per person.
Tue 2nd November 2010 Visit by the Group Study Exchange Team from Brazil
An opportunity to hear the team whilst they are over here on their cultural and vocational exchange. Partners welcome.
Fri 29th October 2010 - Mon 1st November 2010 Rotary District Conference
This year's Conference was held at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay. The theme for the ball was 'James Bond'. Club members manned a stand for Troop Aid, the charity that supports our injured troops.
Tue 26th October 2010 Chrissy Dance, My year as Inner Wheel Chairman District 6
Partners welcome.
Wed 20th October 2010 Remembering Tony Parr
Sadly Tony Parr is with us no more. Here are some of the photos taken before and during his time as our Club President 2010-11.He will be greatly missed as a friend and fellow Rotarian.
Tue 19th October 2010 Club meeting and visit of David Butler, District Governor
Pictured L-R are John Quinton, Club President; David Butler, District Governor and Carolyn McLaughlin Senior Vice President
Tue 12th October 2010 Sue Bushell, 30 years in 30 minutes
Sun 10th October 2010 Welcome Dinner, Group Study Exchange Team from Brazil
To welcome four young professionals from Brazil at the start of their four week long study tour that will take place throughout the West Midlands.Tue 5th October 2010 Business meeting
Fri 1st October 2010 Rod Stewart Tribute Night
A lively fundraising evening at Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club with a pig roast in the interval.
Tue 28th September 2010 Amy Went Coastal
Honorary Rotarian Amy Leigh completed her 6824 miles walk around mainland Great Britain when she arrived at Guys Hospital in London. She raised funds for Kidney Research in memory of her late brother, Dean. Well done Amy!
Tue 28th September 2010 Robert Plumridge, Turning brackish well water into fresh water, in Tunisia.
Sat 25th September 2010 Theatre visit
A Club outing to Highbury Little Theatre in Wylde Green to see Alan Ayckbourn's play 'The Things We Do For Love'.
Tue 21st September 2010 Peter Weston, The flowers in my garden
Tue 14th September 2010 Tony Parr, What jobs do these people do?
Tue 7th September 2010 Business meeting
Tue 24th August 2010 Liz Kershaw, Barnardo's
Whatever the issue from drug misuse to disability; youth crime to mental health; sexual abuse to domestic violence; poverty to homelessness; Barnardo’s believes it can bring out the best in every child.
Sun 22nd August 2010 Chinese meal
A mid summer social.
Sat 21st August 2010 Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club
The first league game of the season. The footballers are pictured wearing their new kit showing the Rotary Club of Wylde Green as their sponsors.
Tue 17th August 2010 Chris Angel, Celebrating 20 years of Photoshop
Tue 10th August 2010 Al and Pam Sutton, Troop Aid
Tue 3rd August 2010 Business meeting
Tue 27th July 2010 Brian Wheat, Growing up in Streetly
Tue 20th July 2010 The Group Study Exchange team, Our awesome trip to New Zealand
Mon 19th July 2010 Dictionaries for Life 2010
For the third year running the Club has supported the national literacy programme with their Dictionary For Life project by gifting dictionaries to year 6 pupils locally. Pupils at Walmley Junior School are pictured.
Wed 14th July 2010 Rotary Junior Community Awards 2010
To achieve the Award Year 6 pupils at Penns Primary School took part in a range of developmental activities in Community Service, Social Experience, Skills and Physical Recreation. Permissions held for reproduction of photography on this website only.
Tue 13th July 2010 Alan and Anne Rochelle, Action Kenya
Tue 6th July 2010 Business meeting